Volunteers Needed to Educate Students on the Chesapeake Bay and its Natural Resources

Trainings Postponed: The first two trainings are being rescheduled for dates in March. Check back for an update or call  410-260-8809.

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources invites adults interested in teaching elementary and middle-school students about the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and its marine and estuarine life, to become a part of TEAM, Teaching Environmental Awareness in Maryland.

Volunteers should have an outgoing personality, a strong environmental ethic, a passion for communicating, and a desire to teach 45-minute to 1.5-hour lessons in classroom. Participants may choose in which region and how often they teach, but must volunteer at least four times in a school year to remain active. Volunteers will work in pairs. They MUST attend a three-session TEAM training before beginning, as well as have their own transportation, and be at least 18 years old.

The next set of workshops will be held consecutive weeks in February/March. Participants must attend all three for necessary training.

• Friday, February 20 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at DNR Tawes Building (580 Taylor Ave., Annapolis 21401)
• Friday, February 27 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at DNR Tawes Building
• Thursday, March 5 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary (1361 Wrighton Rd., Lothian 20711)

TEAM offers free classroom programs on the Chesapeake Bay watershed, with a special focus on streams, macro invertebrates, oyster reefs, horseshoe crabs and Maryland watermen. To learn more, visit dnr.maryland.gov/education/teamdnr.

To register for the trainings and for more information, contact Chris Hintz at 410-260-8809 or christine.hintz@maryland.gov.